Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VIII, 1952 Liturgy Hymns and sequences

Matris Sub Almae Numine

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"MATRIS SUB ALMAE NUMINE". - Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Sts. Seven Founders, by an unknown author, composed in the 18th century and corrected by Msgr. V. Tarozzi, secretary to Leo XIII for Latin letters, when in 1888 they were canonized and the feast was extended to the universal Church.

It sings of the pious death of the seven noble Florentines who, having abandoned earthly comforts, withdrew to Mount Senario where they founded the Order of the Servants of Mary. The last three stanzas are a humble prayer that these blessed possessors of heavenly glory may obtain, through the sorrows of the Virgin, peace of heart. The final doxology is addressed to the Most Holy Trinity, asking that it grant the grace to follow the example of the fathers.

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BIBL.: G. Bossi, Gli inni del Breviario romano, Rome 1919, pp. 126-27; V. Terreno, Gli inni dell'Ufficio divino, Mondovì 1932, p. 184; A. Mirra, Gli inni del Breviario, Naples 1947, p. 195.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), col. 479.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Matris Sub Almae Numine.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 479. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/matris-sub-almae-numine.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Matris Sub Almae Numine.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 479. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/matris-sub-almae-numine.

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  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Matris Sub Almae Numine},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VIII},
  pages     = {479},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/matris-sub-almae-numine}
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